GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |